Workday HCM & Recruiting Analyst

Job Description

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek - so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

Why Join Agilent’s Global HR Digital Team?

This is an exciting opportunity to become a key contributor to Agilent’s global HR transformation. As part of our Workday team within Global HR Digital, you’ll help shape how HR delivers value through technology and innovation enhancing both employee experience and operational excellence.

Join us in transforming HR through digital solutions, AI, and a strong employee experience mindset!

Position Summary

As a Workday HCM & Recruiting Analyst you will be part of Agilent’s Global HR Digital Team within HR Shared Services, supporting our Workday platform across 30+ countries. You’ll partner closely with Talent Acquisition stakeholders and cross-functional teams (HRBPs, COEs, IT, Payroll, and regional HR teams) to design, configure, and continuously improve Workday with a strong focus on Recruiting and the broader Talent Acquisition experience.

We’re looking for someone with extensive Workday Core HCM experience plus deep hands-on expertise in Workday Recruiting. Experience other Workday modules is a strong plus.

Above all, we want someone who is passionate about Recruiting in Workday, motivated by improving the candidate and recruiter experience, and excited to drive adoption through thoughtful design, data, and change.

Location: Remote (Spain, United States)

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and administer Workday Recruiting in a global environment, with strong alignment to Core HCM foundations and upstream/downstream impacts.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition COE counterparts to analyze requirements, identify opportunities, and implement Recruiting Technology solutions that improve recruiter efficiency, hiring manager experience, and candidate experience across the Talent Acquisition lifecycle.
• Lead and support continuous improvement across the end-to-end Talent Acquisition lifecycle.
• Develop a strong understanding of global HR and Talent Acquisition data and the impacts to integrations, downstream processes, and reporting.
• Perform Workday release analysis, assess new features relevant to Recruiting and Core HCM, coordinate testing, and drive changes that streamline Talent Acquisition processes.
• Own or support small-to-medium initiatives/projects across regions, collaborating across functions and time zones to deliver outcomes.
• May be called upon, as needed, to support special projects such as reorganizations, acquisitions, or other complex HCM or organizational initiatives.
• Support testing strategy and execution (test plans, test cases, UAT coordination), ensuring quality and a stable user experience.
• Create and maintain user documentation when needed.
  
  

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What You Bring

• Solid Workday HCM experience, including configuration, test case creation, and test execution.
• Proven hands-on experience configuring and optimizing Workday Recruiting, translating recruiting needs into effective, scalable Workday solutions.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end Talent Acquisition related processes.
• Analytical mindset and comfort using Workday reporting/analytics to inform decisions, monitor adoption, and drive improvements.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams in multicultural environments; able to collaborate effectively across regions and stakeholders.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and customer-centric design skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive data with discretion and ensure data privacy.
• Ability to multi-task and take on new and unfamiliar assignments in a fast-moving environment.
• Workday Security experience preferred.
• Experience with AI is a plus.
• Active in the Workday community; curious and proactive about new capabilities and better ways of working.
• Fluent in English.
  
  

How You Work (Mindsets & Behaviors)

• Applies a strong customer mindset, using feedback and real usage insights to continuously improve Workday solutions.
• End-to-end ownership mindset: Feels accountable for results across process, data, technology, and change.
• Combines deep expertise with confidence and openness, listens actively, and constructively challenges ideas when it leads to better outcomes.
• Brings clarity to complex situations: Breaks down ambiguity into understandable paths forward and helps others navigate complexity with confidence.
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, IT, or a related field.

Experience

8+ years of relevant experience, including experience in geographically distributed teams.

We offer:

• Agilent offers core global benefits to all staff - but in addition to these, the business offers, Stock Purchase Plan, Life Insurance, Pension, Healthcare, Employee Assistance Program, Holiday, and Company activities (these may vary from country to country)
• An opportunity for you to grow within a world-class company to develop your skills.
• An independent job among good colleagues, in a growth orientated conglomerate. You will become part of a caring and fast paced environment, built on integrity, information, and trust.
• Be part of a company where we value quality in the solutions we deliver to our customers, with our employees and in relation to the processes we work with.
• A dedication to work/life balance.
  
  

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us shape the future of HR Digital at Agilent.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Travel Required:

Occasional

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

HR